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Ex-construction manager for Fleet Bank convicted of $1M bank fraud

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | Home

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CRANFORD -- A former construction manager for Fleet Bank was convicted today in federal court in Newark of bilking the company of more than $1 mil...

Paul Bergrin, Lawyer For Queen Latifah, Lil' Kim, Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery, Drug, And Prostitution Charges

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — A former federal prosecutor and prominent New Jersey defense attorney whose past clients have included Queen Latifah and Lil' Kim...

Newark man wanted in fatal shooting found hiding in kitchen cabinet

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

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Photo courtesy of the Essex County Prosecutor's OfficeAlexis ReyesNEWARK -- A 25-year-old city man accused in a fatal shooting was found hiding in...

Two die, several are wounded in three unrelated Essex County shootings

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

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City residents die from gunshot wounds in Newark and Orange ...

Anti-violence 'Brick City' stars arrested on drug charges

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- Two former Newark gang members whose anti-violence efforts were profiled in the nationally broadcast "Brick City" documentary were arres...

Two killed, several wounded in 3 unrelated Essex County shootings

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

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City residents die from gunshot wounds in Newark and Orange ...

Early morning violence in Newark, Orange leave 2 dead

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting on a Newark street early this morning, police said. In an unrelated bur...

Legendary community organizer, Frank Hutchins dies at 75

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.21.2009 | Home

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Behind Frank Hutchins' soft spoken demeanor lay what friends and proteges call a "warrior" for tenant rights in Newark. GEORGE MCNISH/THE STAR-LED...

Gov. Corzine signs nearly two dozen bills into law

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Home

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Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerIn this Oct. 8 file photo, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine speaks to The Star-Ledger editorial board in Newark.TREN...

Police arrest two in Newark shooting of off-duty Essex County Sheriff's Officer

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- Police arrested two men in connection to the shooting of an off-duty Essex County Sheriff's Officer outside a lounge early this morning,...

Newark airport security guard who threatened Obama may be freed

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- The airport security guard overheard talking about shooting President Obama hopes to be released from jail today. John Brek, a 55-year-o...

Off-duty Essex County Sheriff's Officer is wounded outside Newark lounge

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- An off-duty Essex County Sheriff's Officer was wounded early this morning during a brief shootout with a group of unknown attackers outs...

Verona teen sentenced to year in prison for online attack of Scientology

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- A 19-year-old Verona man today was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for participating in a cyber attack against the Churc...

Newark airport security detains traveler for allegedly stealing own watch

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

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Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerA terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport.NEWARK -- A traveler at Newark Liberty International Airport was ...

Newark man is fatally stabbed in South Ward home

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- A domestic dispute in the city's South Ward turned deadly this afternoon when a man who tried to break up an argument between his sister...

Several people are injured in Newark shooting

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- Several people were injured tonight when gunfire broke out in the city's Central Ward, police said. Three or four people sustained minor...

Several people injured in Newark shooting

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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NEWARK - Several people were injured tonight when gunfire broke out in the city's Central Ward, police said. Three or four people sustained minor,...

Verona man admits role in attack on Church of Scientology's websites

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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Dmitriy Guzner, 19, is expected to be sentenced in federal court in Newark ...

Newark man fatally stabbed in South Ward home

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- A man was fatally stabbed earlier today in his Newark home, authorities said. Police found the unidentified man at 319 Keer Ave. around ...

Authorities release photo of Newark man accused in fatal beating

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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Photo courtesy of the Essex County Prosecutor's OfficeAbdul MitchellNEWARK -- Authorities today released the photograph of a 26-year-old city resi...

Disgraced Newark pastor admits stealing $160K from parishioners

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

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After bilking Newark parishioners out of nearly $160,000, disgraced Pentecostal bishop Steven Parrott pleaded guilty to misconduct by a corporate ...

Newark man is arrested in shooting death of man recently released from prison

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- Police arrested a 23-year-old Newark man this morning in the shooting death Sunday of another city man who had recently been released fr...

One man dies after shooting in Newark's South Ward

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- An unidentified man was shot and killed in the city's South Ward tonight, marking the city's fourth slaying in five days, police said. A...

Response to Newark gun buyback program exceeds expectations, drains budget

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

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Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker discussing violence in the city at press conference in July 21.NEWARK -- A gun buyback progra...

Judge orders Newark lawyer Paul Bergrin released from solitary as he awaits slaying trial

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

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NEWARK -- A federal judge today ordered once-prominent Newark lawyer Paul W. Bergrin to be released from solitary confinement and into the general...